Westwood
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The Westwood Neighborhood Greenway Is Now Complete
The two-acre site, straddling the Metro E Line, cleanses urban runoff before it flows into the Santa Monica Bay
January 25, 2021
Sherman Oaks Nimbys Bash Sepulveda Rail Plans, Push Unrealistic Freeway Monorail
Sherman Oaks Nimbys criticize the Sepulveda line project coming and going. Trains are too expensive - and less expensive aerial alternatives are "UNACCEPTABLE."
July 30, 2019
Eyes on the Street: New Green Bikeway at UCLA
UCLA recently added a 0.6-mile bikeway on Charles E. Young Drive - with a green bike lane and green-backed sharrows
November 29, 2018
Metro Receives Key Federal Approval for Westside Purple Line Extension Section 3
The federal government finally OK-ed L.A. Metro to proceed with construction of the $1.3B Westside Purple Line extension section 3.
September 20, 2018
Political Earthquake in Westwood
A new neighborhood council should help Westwood become the interesting, progressive neighborhood that it ought to be.
May 25, 2018
UCLA Students Push to Create New Neighborhood Council, Citing Lack of Representation and Obstructionist Policies
On the heels of the Westwood Neighborhood Council’s (WWNC) decision to oppose plans for more student housing on UCLA’s campus, a group of students announced their intention to create a new neighborhood council
November 9, 2017
UCLA Launches 130-Bike Bruin Bike Share
Earlier today, UCLA launched the newest bike-share system in L.A. County: Bruin Bike Share. UCLA's powder blue bike-share bikes have eight speeds, a built-in lock, front and rear lights, a bell, and a front basket.
October 3, 2017
CD5 Candidate Jesse Creed Calls for Safety Improvements for Westwood Blvd.
By calling for safety improvements for Westwood Blvd., city council challenger Jesse Creed is drawing a clear distinction between himself and anti-bike-lane incumbent Paul Koretz.
January 11, 2017
New Bike Lanes Striped On Wilshire Boulevard In Westwood Condo Canyon
The city of L.A. Department of Transportation (LADOT) is putting the finishing touches on new bike lanes on Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood. The new bike lanes run 0.7 miles from Selby Avenue to Beverly Glen Boulevard. They extend the existing Wilshire bike lanes that currently run 0.2 miles from Beverly Glen to Comstock Avenue.
August 5, 2016
Eyes On the Street: New Counterflow Bike Lanes at UCLA
The UCLA campus now has what I am pretty sure is L.A. County's first counter-flow bike lanes.* The one-block bike lane is on Dixon Court, formerly just a one-way street.
October 5, 2015